shot from the airplane on the way to begin my journey. total hours: about 30.
another shot from the plane. i had window seats my whole trip and was right by the wing too. i guess i was the wing man.
taken from a top the gran mosque in Augadez, Niger.
Some of the locals right after church celebrating the new year. Some had never seen a white boy before.
The beggars beg on the left side of the bus and the street venders sell on the right side of the bus whenever the bus stops.
this is where the elephants and other animals come to drink water. our tour guide on the safari in Ghana carried a rifle for our protection.
This is the oldest Mosue in Ghana.
some of the local rats make a local dish.
some men at work fixing a flat tire. flat tires happen all the time.
There are many giant vultures. they eat trash mostly. and they are a sign of misfurtune and death.
soccer is soooooo big in ghana. they kept pushing in my face that Ghana beat the US in the world cup.
I bought my mom a drum from this guy. he made all that stuff.
More soccer kids. I schooled a few then lost the ball when they all charged me. Augadez, Niger.
Ghana 12pm
My homie Dkay. A great poet and musician. Accra, Ghana
The church choir in Do DO Umum Frum, Ghana…aka: DINE
This is the Gran Mosque in Augadez, Niger.
This is a happy goat in the shade.
Agadez, Niger 8 a.m.
This man is from sudan and seaks refuge in Augadez, Niger.
Another foto taken from atop the Gran Mosque.
The border drivers wanted to be in a photo with Chad and the guy up top didnt want to be left out. Border of Burkina Faso and Niger.
This is a local camera guy in Dine, Ghana. The boy with the tire behind him forgot to dust off his but when he stood up.
A young girl at the chop bar where you eat traditional filling meals for less than 50 cents.
Wheres Waldo?
Niamey, Niger.
This bus driver reminded me of Serge Gainsbourg. He was badass.
The goats rubbed up against the walls to scracth themselves and to be in the shade.
This lady sells propane for the villages without electricity.
This Toureg character made me buy a bracelet from him, so i made him pose for me.
People love hanging out on the stoops while watching there friends pass on by.
Good save!
This guy was quiet and shy but had a good face.
My good friend Alfred who had a great sense of humor.
Tallying money for the church and harvests.
The houses are so old you can kick them and they’ll crumble down. This is what happened when i kicked this house.
These are some important people in the village.
My one true crush. She was the girl who worked at the internet cafe. So beautiful.
Chad does laundry the hard way. Its really not so hard.
Some kids hold up a goats jaw in Augadez, Niger.
Developed in Burkina Faso. I hope i can fix this in the dark room.
A little parade threw Augadez, Niger. I think its a daily parade.
A old woman cooks outside her home in Dine, Ghana.
Just a way to get from point A to point B.
This guy just looked so perfect here on his barrel enjoying the sun. Augadez, Niger.
A little boy cleans his fathers working boots. Dine, Ghana
I cannot really properly express my appreciation and admiration (and jealousie). beeeeaaauuutiful people, photos…
holy crap. this is simply stunning.
Aaaaaaaahh. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhmmmaaaaaaaaaziiiiiiiiiii iiinnnnnnnggggggg. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
amazing, just amazing. you've done ghana/west africa justice. brings back memories of my own experiences in some of these places. by the way, i'm chad's friend.
love dat one baby's butt.
The warm tones in the photos make me so happy. They are so incredibly beautiful. Bryan told me that his friend just got back from Africa and I was so excited to see the photos. Thank you for posting so many.
amazingggg
jeezzz.. nice work
well done, danilo.
you really have the most amazing eye ever. these pictures are staggering.
soooo amazing. cool to see these places from your perspective.
very nice photos, love the grainyness and warm colors. 'tallying money for the church and harvests' is my favorite.
FUCKING AMAZING.
this is by far my favorite thing to have ever been posted on this site. you should check out http://www.lighttight.com our homey ryan flynn who lives in ATL visits africa often and has a a slew of amazing photos to show for it.
let us know when national geographic starts paying for your plane tickets
very nice. i thoroughly enjoyed those.
DIdo to Brunt. Best post yet. You did that shit streight proper! I want to travel with you some time.
mike its ditto and straight. oh and yeah this is the best post ive seen on here.
"SOLID." Buen hecho, Danilo.
Danilo: You are a "Master Photographer." I wept with joy when I saw these….it brought back so many wonderful memories of my trips to Benin and South Africa. You have captured the beauty of the most important race….the human race. "When will the world understand?" Keep up your good and important work. I'm your Granny's friend.
thanks for taking nice photos of the this nice place. we all miss you here. obiaa pe se me fre wo efise obiaa pe wasim. Nanso, me dee, menye adjuma kakra, meye adjuma paa.
nice nice nice. my fave was the baby's bum. and the rat. i am glad i was told about this site. great post for sure.
yea im brunt,mike,molnars boi….damnn…those r some really nice fukin fotos…im lookin in ta goin ta africa this summer…damnn…strait up porps man…ill post for reallah
never cease to amaze me mang…chad's lookin like the guy from last king of scotland…
you should release a book with all this work man.
Very amazing work. like it a lot. what kind of camera did you use?
Thank you for the most amazingly spent 3 hours. From the pictures of your buddies skateboarding to the African trip (I lived in Burkina Faso, not so far from Ghana, for two years). Sublime.
Great pictures! I'd love to be able to travel more in Africa. What sort of trip was this? something on your own, or with a program/organization?
Your picz are sooo sooo sooooo. meeen i'm short of words smashing crazy. i love them. i will confess i downloaded some.